ProblemChild
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First off i'm a total novice so you will likely lose me with jargon and anything overly technical but if you're happy to do a bit of hand-holding then i should get there, eventually
I'm looking at trying out Linux Mint and after some trouble i finally got to the install page but i'm unsure of how to proceed.
I've read a few articles and watched a few videos but they all seem to be pretty much the same:
person has Windows on their 1 hard drive, they want to free up space on said hard drive & put Linux on there too.
Well that's not me.
For this there's 3 drives involved (there's actually 4 in my PC but 1 is totally a storage drive).
Drive 1) a 256GB SSD which has Windows 7 installed on it.
Drive 2) a 2TB SSHD which also has Windows 7 installed on it.
Drive 3) a 2TB HDD which i have partitioned off within [drive 1] Windows to create a [256GB] partition for Linux to go on. The remainder of the 2TB is used as storage for drive 1 (photos, videos etc).
Now i know - why do you have Windows 7 installed on 2 drives when you can have 2 user accounts on 1 drive. That's how i've had it for around 8-9 years now.
So i'm currently on a dual boot setup and looking to triple boot with Linux.
On the install screen i get 2 options -
1) Install Linux alongside Windows
2) "something else".
I've seen guides saying i should pick both (obviously not at the same time). Most opt for the something else.
What i don't want is Linux on the same physical drive as my Windows installs.
As I appreciate my setup is a little unusual, i'm just wondering how i should proceed with this install as i don't want to mess my PC up.
I'm looking at trying out Linux Mint and after some trouble i finally got to the install page but i'm unsure of how to proceed.
I've read a few articles and watched a few videos but they all seem to be pretty much the same:
person has Windows on their 1 hard drive, they want to free up space on said hard drive & put Linux on there too.
Well that's not me.
For this there's 3 drives involved (there's actually 4 in my PC but 1 is totally a storage drive).
Drive 1) a 256GB SSD which has Windows 7 installed on it.
Drive 2) a 2TB SSHD which also has Windows 7 installed on it.
Drive 3) a 2TB HDD which i have partitioned off within [drive 1] Windows to create a [256GB] partition for Linux to go on. The remainder of the 2TB is used as storage for drive 1 (photos, videos etc).
Now i know - why do you have Windows 7 installed on 2 drives when you can have 2 user accounts on 1 drive. That's how i've had it for around 8-9 years now.
So i'm currently on a dual boot setup and looking to triple boot with Linux.
On the install screen i get 2 options -
1) Install Linux alongside Windows
2) "something else".
I've seen guides saying i should pick both (obviously not at the same time). Most opt for the something else.
What i don't want is Linux on the same physical drive as my Windows installs.
As I appreciate my setup is a little unusual, i'm just wondering how i should proceed with this install as i don't want to mess my PC up.